Characterization of staphylococcus aureus isolated from healthy children in Portugal

H. Schmid; N. Lôpo; A. Castro; J. Silva; P. Teixeira

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Characterization of staphylococcus aureus isolated from healthy children in Portugal

H. Schmid, N. Lôpo, A. Castro, J. Silva, P. Teixeira^*

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The prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus carriage among healthy children from four kindergartens located in the North of Portugal and antibiotic resistance of the isolates were evaluated. Nasal swabs were collected from 296 healthy children aged 3 to 6 year. 144 were carriers of S. aureus; 15% of the strains were multidrug resistant. Resistance to gentamicin, chloramphenicol, rifampicin, oxacillin, nitrofurantoin, tetracycline, erythromycin, ampicillin and penicillin were determined to be 1.5, 2.2, 2.2, 9.7, 19, 34.1, 73.3, 84.4 and 91.1%, respectively. All the strains were sensitive to vancomycin. Our study reveals a high prevalence of healthy children carrying S. aureus (49%), including MRSA (9%), in the nasal cavity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Microbes in Applied Research
Subtitle of host publication	Current Advances and Challenges, Malaga, Spain, 14 - 16 September 2011
Publisher	World Scientific Publishing Co.
Pages	509-512
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9789814405041
ISBN (Print)	9814405035, 9789814405034
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814405041_0103
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2012

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Characterization
MRSA
Staphylococcus aureus
Susceptibility to antibiotics

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Microbes in Applied Research: Current Advances and Challenges, Malaga, Spain, 14 - 16 September 2011. World Scientific Publishing Co., 2012. p. 509-512.

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